The Eleventh Sunday after Trinity

by CCW | 16 August 2026 01:00

The collect for today, the Eleventh Sunday after Trinity, from The Book of Common Prayer[1] (Canadian, 1962):

O GOD, who declarest thy almighty power most chiefly in showing mercy and pity: Mercifully grant unto us such a measure of thy grace, that we, running the way of thy commandments, may obtain thy gracious promises, and be made partakers of thy heavenly treasure; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

The Epistle: 1 Corinthians 15:1-11[2]
The Gospel: St Luke 18:9-14[3]

Daniel Hopfer, The Interior of the Church of Saint Katherine with Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector[4]Artwork: Daniel Hopfer, The Interior of the Church of Saint Katherine with Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector, c. 1530. Etching, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

Endnotes:
  1. The Book of Common Prayer: https://prayerbook.ca/bcp-online/propers/#trinity11
  2. 1 Corinthians 15:1-11: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20corinthians%2015:1-11;&version=ESVUK;
  3. St Luke 18:9-14: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=luke%2018:9-14;&version=ESVUK;
  4. [Image]: https://christchurchwindsor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Hopfer_ChInteriorPhariseeTaxCollector.jpg

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